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GDCA will be presided by returning host and industry veteran, Robin Hunicke, a professor of game design at UC Santa Cruz and the co-founder of the independent San Francisco game studio, Funomena. The ceremonies are available to attend for all GDC 2018 pass-holders.

Leading the pack are Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon Zero Dawn from Guerrilla Games with a total of six nominations each, including Game of the Year. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the massively reimagined open-world RPG, also received nominations for Best Audio, Design, Innovation, Technology, and Visual Art. The compelling sci-fi adventure, Horizon Zero Dawn, was additionally nominated for Best Audio, Design, Narrative, Technology and Visual Art.

Other titles receiving multiple nominations include Nier: Automata developed by PlatinumGames, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developed by PUBG Corporation and Cupheadfrom StudioMDHR, with three nods apiece. The stylish, post-apocalyptic Nier: Automata was nominated for Best Audio, Best Design and Game of the Year. Multiplayer battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was nominated for Best Design, Innovation Award and Game of the Year. The charmingly retro old-school shooter, Cuphead, received nominations for Best Audio, Best Debut (for StudioMDHR) and Visual Art.

The Game of The Year nominees are rounded out by Super Mario Odyssey from Nintendo. The triumphant celebration of the past and bold new direction for the beloved Mario franchise was nominated for Best Design and Game of the Year.

Industry professionals from around the world nominate for the awards, free of charge. Any video game that was released and made publicly available during the 2017 calendar year, irrespective of platform or delivery medium, is eligible for nomination for the 2018 Game Developers Choice Awards. Both nominees and winners are selected by the Game Developers Choice Awards-specific International Choice Awards Network (ICAN), which is an invitation-only organization, comprised of leading game creators from all parts of the industry.

The complete list of nominees, including honorable mentions, for the 18th annual Game Developers Choice Awards is as follows:

The Game Developers Choice Awards also recognize three individuals for the annual Special Awards categories: Pioneer, Ambassador and Lifetime Achievement. The recipients of the special awards will be announced in the near future. The Audience Award category, which will be open to all Choice Award finalists, will open for online voting in late January.

For further details about the 18th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, check out the GDCA website. For more information on GDC 2018, visit the show's official website, or subscribe to regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, or RSS.